A noted journalist and author gets close to the key players in ahush-hush field
The Kingmakers reveals the world of high-powered venturecapitalists, following them as they interview hopefulentrepreneurs, select boards for funded companies, shepherdcompanies toward an IPO, and decide which industries and whatcompanies to invest in. This is the first time a journalist hasbeen given total access to this highly guarded business for abook-length work. It offers insight into what companies andindustries will hold the key to our economic future, as well as theinner workings of the venture capitalists and investment bankers.Author has access to the key players in high technology and some ofthe venture capitalists profiled include Ann Winblad, RogerMcNamee, Dick Kramlich, and Andy Rappaport.
Karen Southwick (San Francisco, CA) is a professional journalistand Managing Editor of Forbes ASAP, a bimonthly magazine with acirculation of 850,000. She is the author of Silicon Gold Rush(0-471-24646-8) and High Noon